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Communication plug

US6010353A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1997
Grant dateJan 4, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/6467
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication plug for terminating a cable carrying a plurality of conductors. The communication plug includes a strain relief housing for receiving the cable and a jack interface housing for communication with a jack. Confined within the two housing components are a plurality of conductive members carried by a blade carrier. In a preferred embodiment, the jack interface housing segregates the conductive members in a substantially circular array largely conforming to the arrangement of the conductors in a round cable.

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